pet

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɛt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pɛt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pet)

Inflections of 'pet' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
pets
v 3rd person singular
petting
v pres p
petted
v past
petted
v past p
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InglésEspañol
pet n (domestic animal)mascota nf
 She has three pets: a dog and two cats.
 Ella tiene tres mascotas: un perro y dos gatos.
pet [sth] vtr (pat, caress an animal)acariciar vtr
 I could feel the dog's thick fur when I petted him.
 Podía sentir el grueso pelo del perro cuando lo acariciaba.
pet adj (domesticated)domesticado/a adj
 Caroline keeps three pet snakes.
 Carolina tenía tres serpientes domesticadas.
pet adj (favourite)favorito/a adj
 Advising the new employees is his pet project.
 Brindar consejos a los nuevos empleados es su proyecto favorito.
pet n (favourite person)favorito, favorita nm, nf
  preferido, preferida nm, nf
 Bobby is the boss's pet.
 Bobby es el favorito del jefe.
pet n informal, UK (term of affection)niño, niña nm, nf
 Hello, pet, how are you today?
 Hola, niño. ¿Cómo estás hoy?
pet vi (couple: touch sexually)manosearse v prnl
  toquetearse v prnl
Note: Usually used in continuous tenses.
 The lifeguard told the couple off for petting in the swimming pool.
 El guardavidas regañó a la pareja por manosearse en la pileta.
pet [sb] vtr (person: treat well)mimar a vtr + prep
Note: Often used in the passive.
 Elizabeth was coddled and petted throughout her childhood.
 Elizabeth fue consentida y mimada durante su infancia.
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PET n acronym (medicine: positron emission tomography) (tomografía por emisión de positrones)TEP nf
 PET is used to detect the presence of cancer.
 La TEP se usa para detectar la presencia de cáncer.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
pet | PET
InglésEspañol
house pet n (domestic animal kept indoors)mascota nf
 John keeps a wallaby as a house pet, but dogs and cats are more the norm!
 Juan tiene un ualabí como mascota, pero los perros y los gatos son más comunes.
pet food n (feed for domestic animals)alimento para mascotas nm + loc adj
  comida para mascotas nf + loc adj
 Susan has three dogs and five cats, so she spends a lot of money on pet food.
 Susan tiene tres perros y cinco gatos, así que gasta mucho dinero en alimento para mascotas.
pet friendly,
pet-friendly
adj
(that welcomes domestic animals)amigable con las mascotas loc verb
  que admite mascotas loc adj
Note: A hyphen is used when adj comes before the noun it modifies
 The motel was pet friendly so my brother could bring his two best friends, his dogs.
 Era un hotel amigable con las mascotas, así que mi hermano pudo llevar a sus dos mejores amigos, que son sus perros.
pet hate n ([sth] intensely disliked)manía nf
  fobia nf
pet name n (affectionate nickname)apodo nm
  nombre cariñoso nm + adj
 Gillian's pet name for her husband is "Sweet Pea."
pet peeve n informal (particular source of annoyance) (informal)manía nf
  cosa que molesta nf + loc adj
pet sitting n (minding [sb] else's pet)cuidado de mascotas nm + loc adj
  cuidar la mascota de loc verb
 Ruth is doing some pet sitting for her parents while they are abroad.
pet-sitting n as adj (relating to minding pet)de cuidado de mascotas loc adj
pet store (US),
pet shop (UK)
n
(shop selling animals, feed, etc.)tienda de mascotas nf + loc adj
  tienda de animales nf + loc adj
  (PR; voz inglesa)pet shop loc nom m
 The pet store sells a wide range of tropical fish.
 La tienda de mascotas vende una amplia variedad de peces tropicales.
pet-sit vi (mind [sb] else's pet)cuidar mascotas loc verb
  (mascota)cuidar de vi + prep
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. Laura cuida mascotas en el verano para ganarse un dinero extra.
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. Mis vecinos cuidan de Firuláis cuando tengo que irme de viaje.
teacher's pet n figurative (pupil favoured by a tutor) (figurado, coloquial)mascota del profe loc nom mf
 Ben accused his brother of being the teacher's pet.
  (ES, coloquial)ojito derecho del profe loc nom m dim
  (AR, coloquial)chupamedias n común pl
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Collocations: pet the [cat, dog], [have, keep] a pet, has a pet [dog, cat, bird], more...

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